The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-05-19

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In large eaasion Ger TIE freshen'd word
Smiles are measured by the acre
since the rain, instead Of BY the inch
Is they were before the rain.
Robert Cochran, who has been At
tending school at Allegheny City,
for the past year, returned 70 2alina
Friday to spend the summer.
The bicycle club now numbers
about twenty members. Thirteen
have wheels and the balance Of the
number expect 10 have soon.
Mr.. MOser, Of wichita, has con-
eluded to make his home IN Salina,
and will either purchase . residence
or build one.
Mr.. Stevens, the hackmAn, Was
presented by his wife Friday with
q fine pair Of twins. Let the boom
continue, for there is more than one
way Of building up town.
&. g. Wilmarth has about COM
pleted plans and specifications for q
new residence, to be built by J. 0.
Wilson, Esq, on his South Santa Fe
lot. 1t is on the English cottage
plan.
Sam Wilson's handsome residence
has passed through the hands Of the
Plasterers In good shape, and the
carpenters are putting on the finish
ing work. Mr.. MitcheH's residence
adjoining is nearly ifnOt quite ready
for the PlastereFs.
One Of the Clay Center papers
thinks Salina is q little slow In get
ting her electric light, alleging that
Clay Center has had her light for
several months. Yes, dear bFOthet;
but Salina has had gas light for sew
eFal months and Clay Center has
none yet, nor any prospect Of any.
E. w. ODER has contracted to
lease the new building being erected
by Mr.. MOser on the lot south Of the
GrIer building. In this building
Mr.. Ober will have his dry goods de-
partment, as also q millinery depart
ment. He Will retain the corner
where he now is for the balance Of
the departments Of his business.
Surely ODER Is q boomer in the trade
as he is in everything else.
Messrs. d. and John McHenry ar
rived Friday to open up the dry
goods business In the Daily block
in the room lately occupied by the
Messrs. LaubengAyer, butchers. It
will be q week or ten days before
they are readyfOr business, and the
intervening time will be spent In ar
ranging their goods. The style Of
the firm will be MeHenry & Co.
They will deal exclusively in dry
goods.
The city board Of health propose to
be severe with those whose duty It lie
10 clean up back yards, alleys, etc.
An inspection reveals q dreadful
condition Of things In places, and
they propose to administer . sharp
pointed gOad unless q thorough and
immediate cleaning IL resorted 10.
The spring season is the time to at
tend to such matters and thus pre-
vent the disease that filth Il so sure
to breed when the hot weather sets
in.
City Assessor Van Urine furnishes
ne the following statistics collected
while on his recent assessment tour:
The assessed value Of the personal
property Of Salina for 1887 IL 500, 282;
actual value, as near as can be ssti-
mated, 81, 2Sl, 128. This shows an In
crease over the assessed value last
year Of S6S, 81; and an increase over
the actual value last year, Of t264, Jig.
The increase on real estate, Of
course, would show up talsrm-
ingly," but this IL an "Off year" for
real estate assessment, and cOnse-
quently no figures will be given.
Salinas show windows begin to
have 3 most beautiful appearance
all over town. Time was when ev-
erything was mixed up" and tossed
into the windows as II = bull had
been through the shop. Now hats,
caps, boots, shoes, fancy fabrics,
hardware, etc. ETC., IN their resPee-
tive windows are arrayed with some
taste and with reference to their ar
tistic effect. Some Of our own show
windows would make . creditable
appearance in st. Louis or Chicago. /
The following compliment h psssed /
upon the JOURNAL bindery by the
KanOpolls JoHFHGI;
The city Of KanopOlls Il IN receipt /
of q set Of blanks manufactured 81 /
Salins, by the Salina JOURNAL book /
bindeFy, which are hard to beat In /
style and finish; there are ak books /
In all, bound In full morocco. We j
have seen Q number Of ssts Of blank 1
books, but none that show up &c nice /
in quality and hniah as these do.
The work shows that none but 3 fiFHt /
Glass artist inside them, and the /
charges were much eheapRF than
could hays been done ct othbF places.
Mr.. John KinsIey confirms pre-
viOUs reports concerning the drought
which has prevailed Ia Wisconsin.
He arrived in Salina before the rain,
when It was very dry here. He says
hat e is fully - dry IN Wisconsin s.
II was here, Mr., KiRaisy designs
moving 70 salina souietlme during
The year, but he cannot tell sxsstly
when. He has closed out his busl-
ness At Oshkosh, and cold out ali his
e8eeps g ans residence.
which he will also cell - soOn - he
3 ready 10 remove his family 70
Salina.
Sallns has two big milling lnstitu-
ions, which cannot and their SUI
Deriors In size or capacity outside o.
Atehlson, Fort Scott and Topeka
their property Is immense IN sire,
Vhen you come 70 60 through and
bout the buildings. But more than
hat, their brands Of -four have no
quals IN KsRsas, nor many outside,
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